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Why hello there. You've stumbled upon the Less Annoying Blog where we talk about all things related to software, business, and technology. This blog is written by Less Annoying Software, a business that specializes in software development and consulting.
We believe that most software companie...
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One of the keys to staying successful if you work with technology is the ability to predict what tools people will need in the future before anyone else does. There are lots of people that are very rich right now just because they were among the first to realize how important the Internet woul...
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I'm going to beat a lot of themes to death on this blog. This post introduces one of these themes.
The whole point of this blog is to talk about how we can make software less annoying. You can't solve a problem until you've identified its causes, so a lot of the discussion will be a...
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Since we're still in the early days of Less Annoying Software, the business model is still a little up in the air. We've got a pretty good idea of what we want to do, but there are a few things standing in the way.
First, what is it that we're trying to do? Well, the main probl...
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One of my first projects at Less Annoying Software is to build a system we can use to track the visitors to this website. That's right, I'm spying on you right now.
In case you don't know, most websites use tools to track all your online activity. This data is called "analytics" and using...
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As you know, this blog advocates the use of better software. Since we're developers, we tend to focus on how programmers and designers can positively impact software. There's another side to this though. Without users who are willing to accept change, no amount of innovation will m...
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Have you ever done a quick Google search before buying a product to check out how other people feel? Doesn't it seem odd how overwhelmingly negative the comments generally are?
For example, look at this Palm Pre message board. I have a Palm Pre and I think it's an amazing device. &n...
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Here's some advice for anyone that ever needs to hire a programmer: Stop focusing so much on years of experience. I think this advice is probably fitting for almost all jobs, but I'm certain that it is for programmer positions.
The other day I was writing up the description and requiremen...
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I have a lot of experience helping people switch technology. From setting up a new cell phone to changing operating systems, I've seen it all. No matter who is making the switch, there's always a little but of push-back when new problems are encountered. There always seems to be the idea that the ...
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The end goal for any smart software developer is to create something that the users enjoy. It matters little what the software does as long as people like using it. Happy users generate a lot more money for you than any amount of measurable utility will.
Making your users happy can be a lot mor...
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This blog helps small businesses find and use easy, effective software. Most technology is meant
either for individual consumers, or huge corporations. We'll help you find the tools that are
powerful enough to help run your business, but simple enough that you can start using them by
yourself.
This blog is written by the co-founders of Less Annoying Software. We build an
easy customer management tool
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